He manages to override all stereotypical aspects that one might find in a teacher and shows the audience a completely new way of teaching and through this conveys his own view on education. Hector’s supposedly teaching the boy’s ‘General Studies’ but his definition of 'General Studies' includes a French conversational class set in an imagined “brothel”, regular renditions of Gracie Fields' classics and an ongoing bet with the boys as to whether he can guess the names of the films they act out for him. “Now. Some silly time. Where’s the kitty?” By using moneys Hector motivates the students to learn different films in the hope of one day finding a scene that Hector cannot recognise.
In Stephen Gould’s “A Biological Homage to Mickey Mouse” (Writing Conventions 279-289), Gould has a biologists’ form of appeal towards Disney’s fascination with changing the character of Mickey Mouse. With Mickey Mouse almost having a type of personification over each of Walt Disney’s characters in relation, Gould as a researcher was drawn to the idea of why viewers have acquired a sense of interest to the gradual changes in Mickey Mouse’s character. Claiming that the stages of Mickey’s alterations cause him to appear more youthful, Gould takes a stab as to how these juvenile traits appear to spectators who have been pleased by these changes over the decades. According to critic Christopher Finch, Mickey Mouse had become a national symbol with many expectations as a character. Finch further stated “he was expected to behave properly at all times… Eventually he would be pressured into the role of straight man.” (279-280) By Gould using factual information of the measurements as well as drawn out examples of the evolution of Mickey Mouse’s being, Gould progressively demonstrates how each transforming character throughout the years have proven to appear juvenile.
I have chosen the Disney movie The Princess & The Frog as my text. This movie is the first time Disney has featured a main character and/or a princess who is black. I find it interesting that even though this movie was written in the 2000’s there are still examples cultural stereotypes, racism and some sexism tones to the movie. I find this interesting because when we tend to think of Disney, we tend to think of happy, carefree children movies that are great fun for the entire family and in-general is basically good. But we don’t think of the negatives that might be associated with the Disney brand of movies.
Despite being a leader in entertainment with a strong managerial structure and traditional roots the organization needs to take into account the technological era and need for innovation in service. The report is concluded with the situation of the Shanghai upcoming Disney park in a search for solutions over a possible cannibalization effect on the Hong Kong Disneyland. Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Background: Introduction to Disney History 3 Issue Statement: The Global “Disneyfication” 5 Analysis of the Problem: Disney Parks around the World 6 Tokyo Disneyland 6 Euro Disney or Disneyland Paris 7 Hong Kong Disneyland 8 Alternative Analysis and Selection Criteria 9 Recommendations 11 Action and Implementation Plan 12 References 13 Appendices 15 List of Tables and Figures Figure 1 David, F., 2011, Strategic Management, The Walt Disney Company Internal Report 5 Figure 2 Public Data,2013. “Theme Park Revenues: By Park” Curated by Pro-Forma Advisors 11 Table 1 Countries with the largest shares of FDI inflows 12
When Mickey was “younger” he had a small head, smaller eyes, and smaller cranium. In Gould's article he provides evidence by showing the different stages of Mickey's development, showing charts/graphs, comparison, other writers, and public response. If Mickey became a national symbol, we must ask, as from Gould's text: “Why did Disney choose to change one of it's most famous characters so gradually and persistently in the same direction?” Significant changes in Mickey's appearance, such as the larger head size, larger eyes, and enlarged cranium, suggested these were juvenility traits. This is where Gould introduces the idea of neoteny. Neoteny refers to progressive juvenile as an evolutionary phenomenon.
There are millions of different types of movies, and hundreds of different targeted audiences, but all of these movies have one thing in common-to catch the eye of their specific audience. Movies such as comedies, documentaries and dramas can have a negative effect on children of today’s society. The big screen movie Ted is a perfect example of a comedy bearing negative influence on its viewers and consumers. A marketing strategy used a lovable cute kid’s toy and turned him into a cursing, sex loving, marijuana smoking stuffed animal. This strategy was able to attract children of all ages to the movie theater to watch a cute little toy bear become a grown man’s best friend that leads to all type of negative behaviors.
The Disney Corporation, known for inspiring generations of children since its first animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (Cottrell, et al. 1937) to their most recent and still unreleased; Monsters inc. 2 (Scanlon, D. 2013), has clearly had an impact on the masses, if you look to the quantitate data ‘230 million is the approximate viewers of a Disney film (based on visits to the cinema and DVD purchases) per year’ (Disney by the Numbers, 2012). Yet with all these fans there is often much discussion as to whether Disney corporation has actively implemented sexist (discriminating on the basis of sex, usually females) racist (describing one race as superior to another) and homophobic (an irrational aversion to homosexuals) representations within their cinematic cartoons in order to influence audiences whether young or old. When looking in depth and critically at each case study, prejudice becomes more apparent, even to the most dispassionate of viewers. The case studies are: Pinocchio, (Ferguson, N. et al.
“Disney is the largest and media and entertainment conglomerate in the world” (Cinema: Man and Mouse, Time). Kids grow up watching classic Disney movies such as “The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty and the Beast”, and “Aladdin”, among others. For a long time now there has been controversy about what kind of messages Disney is sending to its audience, the children of the world. Everyone who is pro-Disney believes that Disney only spreads ideas of magic, love, and innocents. There are also those who are strongly against Disney and try and point out Disney’s faults as they attempt to find horrible messages hidden in Disney films.
These fads impact our world in great ways by promoting self confidence and by developing jobs through out the world. As many people know, history is a forever changing subject. Through history we talk about wars, presidents, celebrities, law, and rights. When people think
All in an effort to develop solutions and ideas to maintain its spot at the top in the theme park industry. As a result the proper segment of the population must be targeted for their product to continue its success. Walt Disney World has always been regarded as a place for children and where grown-ups can go to rekindle and relive their childhood. However, with the ever improving offerings from nearby competitors this concept of marketing to children will leave Walt Disney World in the proverbial dust. In order to compete with the likes of surging rivals such as Universal Orlando, Disney Parks must assess the various segments it must cater to in order to maintain its foothold as the leader in the industry.